Vehicle Safety: Opportunities Exist to Enhance NHT

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Vehicle Safety: Opportunities Exist to Enhance NHTSA’s New Car Assessment Program

In 2003, 42,643 people were killed & more than 2.8

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By JayEtta Z. Hecker (au)
Year: 2005
Pages: 115
Binding Paperback

Product Code: 1422300579

Description

In 2003, 42,643 people were killed & more than 2.8 million people were injured in motor vehicle crashes. Efforts to reduce fatalities on the Nation’s roadways include the Nat. Highway Trans. Safety Admin.’s (NHTSA) New Car Assessment Program (NCAP). Under this program, NHTSA conducts vehicle crash & rollover tests to encourage manufacturers to make safety improvements to new vehicles & provide the public with information on the relative safety of vehicles. This report examines: how NHTSA’s NCAP crash tests vehicles, rates their safety, & reports the results to the public; how NHTSA’s program compares to other programs that crash test vehicles & report results to the public; & the impact of the program & opportun. to enhance its effective.

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